Sunday, November 1, 2009

Helfgot sings Puccini


A few weeks ago I saw this video and I was very surprised to see Helfgot doing such move. He is revered as one of the most inspiring singers in JM today and to see him performing a classical opera piece is amusing and to some, maybe a bit offensive. Shwekey, Fried and MBD would never go for it - they stick to the rigid JM behavior standards, but it seems that Helfgot is rather comfortable singing a song that is not in his usual repertoire. That's great, in my humble opinion.

This Puccini song is a classic opera piece and many Chazzanim have singing lessons using these classical opera works since they demand maximum concentration and voice control. That explains why Helfgot has no problem singing it and I'm sure he knows many more opera songs by heart. Maybe Gladitore next time?

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

why are u putting shmaky in the same breath as mbd n freid

Anonymous said...

are you reviewing benny friedman????

YK said...

Im planning to buy it but I will only write about it if it's good. If it isn't I will not, since I don't like to criticize debut singers.

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